UK Front Page Archive (July 20′ – Present)

Slowing growth and high inflation will hit the global economy this year as Russia’s war against Ukraine exacerbates a slowdown in the COVID pandemic recovery, reports the Financial Times. 

According to the Daily Star, Priti Patel said those who broke the law during COVID should be forgiven if they said sorry.

The Queen says she was “very tired” while she had COVID-19 – that’s on the front of the Daily Mirror.

Metro has the Queen talking about her battle with COVID-19, as she praised Britain’s spirit during the pandemic.

According to The Independent, scientists have warned that government ministers in the UK will be left in the dark about COVID spikes if the surveillance programme is scrapped.

The ending of free COVID testing as cases rise has been described as “premature” by health experts – that’s on the front of The Independent.

The Sunday Express reports on calls from a former minister to claw back the billions of pounds lost in fraudulent COVID loans to help people with the cost of living.

COVID features on the front page of The Guardian, which says that rates have hit a record high, just as Easter breaks begin. 

The ending of free COVID testing as cases rise has been described as “premature” by health experts – that’s on the front of The Independent.

COVID features on the front page of The Guardian, which says that rates have hit a record high, just as Easter breaks begin. 

The Financial Times reports that offices around the country are empty once more, due to a record surge in COVID cases over the last week.

It’s “time to get our confidence back” – the Daily Express leads with the end of COVID-19 restrictions.

The prime minister is telling Britons to treat COVID-19 the same as the flu, Metro says.

The Daily Mirror leads with news that the Queen has COVID-19.

The Queen’s positive COVID-19 test is the lead for the Daily Express.

The Daily Telegraph says the Queen does not expect senior members of her family to change their plans after her positive COVID-19 test.

One keeps calm and carries on, Metro says, as Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen has COVID-19.

According to The Independent, lifting COVID-19 restrictions risks an 80% rise in cases.

According to The Independent, lifting COVID-19 restrictions risks an 80% rise in cases.

The Treasury is pushing for almost all free COVID testing to end as soon as next month to save billions of pounds, despite warnings from public health experts and scientists, reports The Guardian.

The Treasury is pushing for almost all free COVID testing to end as soon as next month to save billions of pounds, despite warnings from public health experts and scientists, reports The Guardian.

The Queen faces days of COVID tests after Prince Charles tested positive for the virus, according to the Daily Mirror. 

Fears are growing for the Queen after Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19, writes the Daily Express. 

The Daily Star says Boris Johnson will “scrap all the COVID rules he and his chums never stuck to”.

The Guardian’s top story is on the abolition of England’s remaining COVID regulations – including the
requirement to isolate after testing
positive – in two weeks’ time.

Ten million “hidden” patients who failed to get treatment due to COVID are set to join waiting lists, laying bare a harsh reality facing the NHS, the Daily Express writes. 

The Daily Mirror reports that NHS waiting lists will get worse before they get better as hospitals struggle with the COVID backlog, health minister Ed Argar has warned. 

The Sunday Times says that private schools “gamed” COVID to boost grades.

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for NHS and social care workers are to be scrapped, according to The Daily Telegraph.